With little fanfare, the 2013 edition of the Zagat San Francisco Bay Area guide has slipped into local bookstores.

The first thing you’ll notice about the new edition is that the cover is slightly different. Gone is the glossy maroon, in favor of a matte finish and slightly darker red hue, more similar to Michelin.

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Also worth noting is that since Google bought Zagat last fall, these are the first editions to include Google plugs: At the bottom of every page — all 380 of them — are ads and links for Google Local.

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In terms of local dining habits, the Bay Area is still home to the worst tippers in the country. Though the national norm is 19.3%, Bay Area diners tip an average of 18.6%, just like last year, which is worst in the country (with Seattle).

Also, service is the top complaint (56%); noise is second at 22%.

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But the big part is the restaurant rankings, of course. Once again, Gary Danko was king, topping the lists in Food, Service and Popularity. Sierra Mar was tops in Decor and Cheesecake Factory was the most popular chain.

Bi-Rite won the top bargain, followed by Dynamo Donut, Blue Bottle, Top Dog and Caspers Hot Dogs. In-N-Out was 6th.

The top five newcomers, in order: State Bird Provisions, AQ, Alex Restaurant (Napa), Redd Wood (Napa), and Park Tavern.

Top Food:

Gary Danko (29)

French Laundry (29)

Kiss Seafood (28)

Seven Hills (28)

Acquerello (28)

Erna’s Elderberry (28)

Marinus (28)

Kokkari (28)

Sierra Mar (28)

Evvia (28)

Redd (28)

Commis (28)

Chez Panisse Cafe (28)

Rivoli (28)

Chez Panisse (28)

Cafe Gibraltar (28)

Sushi Zone (27)

Cucina Paradiso (27)

Ichi Sushi (27)

Boulevard (27)

Other notables on the top 50: Masa’s is #21, State Bird is #26, Tartine Bakery is #30, Zushi Puzzle is #31, Saison is #32, Michael Mina is #37, Manresa is #38, Benu is #42 and Atelier Crenn is #44. All have scores of 27.

More thoughts on the food rankings, which as always come sans any scoring definitions: Seven Hills, the Russian Hill Italian joint that got 2 stars from Michael Bauer in February 2011, shot up the rankings; it had a score of 24 last year. Chez Panisse Cafe rose above its downstairs counterpart this year. Cyrus, #3 last year, was not included due to its imminent closure. Manresa, #4 last year (after #20 in 2011), dropped 34 spots, and the Restaurant at Meadowood (#6 last year) didn’t even make the Top 50, though it had a score of 27, too. Curious. Also off the Top 50 from last year’s list is Swan Oyster Depot (#13 last year), Canteen, Quince and Delfina.

The 20 most popular restaurants, according to Zagat, are in the gallery above, along with their ranking from last year.

UPDATE: Scoop learns that the Zagat guide was not meant to be on sale yet (though it was), thanks to an unfortunate typo. As a result, Zagat is recalling these editions for required repairs and re-releasing them at a later date.

However, since the 2013 guides will soon be disappearing from bookstores, I’ll be answering any further questions about the guide and/or its restaurants in the comments below.

· Previously: Last year’s report on the Zagat Bay Area Survey [Inside Scoop]